New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-10
1pTACHERS WORTH HEARING
-, MARVIN r. VINCENT, OF THE CHURCH
W" OF THE COVENANT.

.,.rrrcAI LESSONS DERIVED FROM doD o""i'"
OF TEACHING
o.veral months before vacancy existed i" inc ,
~. Union Theological Seminary, Pres'deh. hi'o".oA
20 one Of the professors were talking apout 'no
s.,ninsry when one Of them remarked: AS soon
an get Dr. Vincent in the faculty we had oe''or uo
IN. Dr Hitchcock died suddenly. The CHAIR OF
IT. u,.,orv which he filed successfully for many
80 has another prominent church historian NJ" III
w. ner,on of Professor Philip scha ana Dr. 'incon was
selected to succeed him as professor OF new
.a,, F,egess The unanimous choice OF the Fac
nifty was heartily inoorseo w 'A0 N
49, a., meeting this fall.
]" 80 the probable changes at the Seminary.
~ ..,s of the popular pastor OF the Church OF the
- lent was given in THE TRIBUNE on September D.
w. hos bcen preaching for twenty-five years. Tue "''
having been spent in this city, During tnat ume
~ 49,. hscome widely known not alone through DIS
nc Is ..rmops but also by means of his books, III
schoS'" :. porge,s Gnomon OF the Now Testament"
cuu I.a ,o,nty with Professor c. t. Lewis; "Gates
ua"' rams" palm Country" Faith and Character In
Id" ~. sS.aow Of the Pyrenees," "GOd and Bread
w.. M. Expositor in tho Pulpit STRANGER
Guest" "The Minister'S Handbook
anu ., a TEACHER" and "word studies in the New
Ms has appeared is thought by some 10 De MS
importer, hs author IS admirably clear, concise and
OF n avoiding textua criticism or docrlnsi e1pos
tons ne mentary of portion of the New Testament
Logical fail To- Of great use Biblical students
And another adds d: aXsc sTn nor it grammar
ponsh there large space devoted to the ely ology
hsiSTy words designed to aid the in gaining
me richness and fulness of the divine Thought;
ms In phlss magazine articles and tracts He
has alw avs been active member OF the Presoytery
General Gnu Assembly In 1856 he chairman OF the
S"mmittee appointed by the General Assem-
rs The church at Home aud Abroad, formed by tue
Consolidation of the three former church periodlcas Dr
nnday evening in Poughkeepsc they shared the
in one church. having fllcd three OF ths cy pup1 90
;nstrnctiye preacher He usually writes his sermons
tsyery Ills "Wednesday evening lectures always
sItemporaneous and sometimes ais sunaa! evening us
courses are
REUNION OF THE OLD AND THE NEW SCHOOL
The Church Of the Covenant is one of the Youngest
the denomination Tho first religious service whicn
h.red in It's organization was held in the chapel OF the
Home for the Frlendess In Twenty-mnthst' near MAUI
isonaye in November 1860 In the following year the
Mace of meeting changed to the Studio Building AT
Ffthaye and Twenty-siXth-st, where on March III
1869 eighty three presented ceruhcates OF us
MISSION from various churches and the organization was
perfected and Herman Griffin, DR.. Gurdon Buck and
frederick G. Burnham were elected ruling elders
I'm March 80 1852, the Rev. Thomas Ii. skinner pre-
aiding the Rev. DR.. George L. Prentiss was eiecteu
nastor OF the new church and was installed on May H.
The corner OF the present eIlnce was lau on NJ
vemher 1868 On April 80, 1865. the church was ded
,ca,ea and two years the parsonage was finished
Themos noticeable public incident in the history OF Inc
cnurcb wa the meeting there of the New School General
Assembly in May, 1869, the other assembly meeting az
the same time in the Brick Church his was Tue ias'
meeting Of either branch as separate psdy Inc re-
union which was effected must be regarded as one
of the most significant events In the Presbyterian
not to say the ecclesiastical annals of the century
And IL was In distinct view OF reunion and with the hope
Of facilitating its accomplishment that ,he Chutcn ..
the Covenant and the Brick Church were selected al
HARRISBURG and Albany, places for the meeting OF Tue
TWO assemblies in 1869 This meeting also was ue occa
sion Of berauBg the church from heavy debt by which
ON February H. 1873. Dr. Prentiss resigned the pas
torae TO accept the chair Of Pastoral Theology Church
Poity and Missionary work in Union Iheooscal semi,
the First Presbyterian Church OF Troy was eleceu 10
me pastorate and installed ON May The sermon
was preached by the Rev. William Irwin Of Troy; the
cnarge 10 Inc pastor delivered by the Rev Dr. William
Adams and Dr. Prentiss gave the charge 10 the people
THE TRUE OBJECT AND METHODS OF TEACHING.
Yesterday morning Dr. Vincent prefaced tile commun-
ion service with informal address The following is
summary of a sermon on Goods Choice OF Teaching
from the text: what is he that fearoth the Lords
9im shall He teach In the that He shall choose.
which was delivered after his election as professor
IN the seminary:
The twenty-rfth Psalm breathes spirit Of the PRO
foundest humility and OF the most conhdlng trust Ne
writer instead Of being lifted up with seicohceit, aus
mn his whole soul unto God. His prayer IS Lead me IN
INV truth" lie is not a faultess man nor is ne seI
righteous asserting his purity before God lie renein
ber TIE sins Of his youth and pr4ys Ded no 70 M
them against him sinner. he needs teaching IN Tue
right way and confident that he who seeks such tedcA
Ing in a meek and dOoe spirit, shall ma u.
itstoihs feature OF the psalm tail invite !ouIa'eh-
ton The man who fears God shall be taught ~ Goa III
Gods way. The fear OF the Lord we are esew9
told is the beginning of wisdom. good ulders tnG'hS
have all they tGat keep Ills commandments Nls,So.
@you have often been told Is more thsn i
edge is corfned to external facts ence We can nhgeI-
knows himself, KNOWS his way KNOWS utc
power knows his weakness, aud knows Ms true IflebuS
and his most da ngerous enemies There Proisund
nsirh in nntiinn the first CHRISTIANS in attitude OF
disciples. That not merely an arbltFaiy or I"t1
tuons title. 1t was representative and Will be until
the end OF time of those who honestly seek TIE WIS.
dom OF God. For when man enters me h'HEuetn Vi
God his first ased is teaching The need for instruction
saways abreast with the foremost lines OF his advance
in spiritual culture He never ceases TO heeu IT,
and therefore never ceases to he a disciple. ..
Tbs attitude is in sharp contrast with that OF opposers
ornegeciors OF the claims Of Gods kingdom Inc man
who does mot fear God is the who deems hi nseli
above the necessity of being taught OF God niue 10
fiction will convince ysu that this is characerlslc Vi
the reeciors OF Divine Revelatlon-ah oVeIpo"erlns
seconceit respecting their own knowedse OF relsou'
truth and their ability 10 compass sch
This what SONIC one has very apty styled INC DlEoS
You viii usually get the most positive and dogmalIc
statements on art from man who could not Tor his lie
state Tie difference between Raphael and Icnleis !;
and on music from who does not know the diuor-
elcs between a sharp and fiat There IS popular os
lusOn that somehow or other. everybody must KNOW
something Of music As regards religion, a slmlIar ue
fusion is widely spread The taclt assuInp
ton at ths bottom all this that religious truth Is APP
pretended insincvey; that man has natural sense ny
which lie understands the Things OF God without tht
study and research and discipline through when alone
other owedgs is acquired
CHALLENGING THE RELIGIOUS TEACHER
Herce the Office OF the religious teacher openly cha
nged and decred as superfuous have seen 1t In The
columns of the secular newspaper, I'VE os 10
20 10 church 10 be instructed but 10 be enter
tained" Religious instruction Is by such sumin"r!
haEded over 10 AN inferior class OF minds III was 10
iuaay weeks since read III newspaper tne So ~
that brilliant and wellknOwn writer was aDot 10 as
anne the charge OF large Bible class ana me autio
OF the paragraph expressed kind OF plying surprise
tes announcement and wondered how such MA couiI
mink " Geroting his fine talents 20 work wnc1 ~ :
ve as ven done by any clever Sunday-scnOol teacheI
AZ eas and much more which might easily ne aiueu
" snow that the antiChrstian sentiment OF w
'oes not take kiAdy the idea OF sious dlsclpe
Mgshst this sts nds the first Christian commission
snini. pfsaehers Of Divine Truth, "Go ye and MAKE
~ az 80 Al hatioas Against IL stand the ntterancc
~ The sVa NV Testament scripture alike Against